www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Sloane Stephenshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/sloane-stephens/?utm_medium=RSS2018-01-14T20:38:01-05:00The Latest: Falconi loses, ends forgettable day for US women2018-01-14T20:38:01-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/14/the-latest-ostapenko-beats-schiavone-at-australian/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Latest on Monday at the Australian Open (all times local):</p> <p>10:25 p.m.</p> <p>Irina Falconi lost to Daria Gavrilova in the last match on Rod Laver Arena, ending a very forgettable opening day for American women at the Australian Open.</p> <p>No. 23-seeded Gavrilova beat Falconi 6-1, ...US, Belarus level at 1-1 in Fed Cup final2017-11-11T09:03:49-05:00SANDRA HARWITThttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/11/vandeweghe-gives-us-early-lead-in-fed-cup-final-vs/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MINSK, Belarus (AP) - U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens lost in three sets to Aryna Sabalenka as host Belarus and the United States ended the opening day of the Fed Cup final evenly poised at 1-1.</p> <p>Sabalenka beat Stephens 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Saturday after CoCo Vandeweghe earlier defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich ...Fendrich on Tennis: Stephens shines at US Open, sets up 20182017-09-10T15:14:10-04:00HOWARD FENDRICHhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/10/fendrich-on-tennis-stephens-shines-at-us-open-sets/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - About an hour after Sloane Stephens announced her arrival by winning the U.S. Open, her coach, Kamau Murray, was standing in the hallway outside the women's locker room in Arthur Ashe Stadium as a colleague walked past.</p> <p>It was Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of Serena Williams. The ...Sloane Stephens tops Keys in U.S. Open final for 1st Grand Slam title2017-09-09T13:16:05-04:00Howar Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/9/keys-stephens-in-1st-all-american-us-open-final-in/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Sloane Stephens' remarkably rapid rise from a ranking of 957th in early August to U.S. Open champion on Saturday began with the slow work of coming back from surgery on her left foot.</p> <p>After being off tour for 11 months because of her injury, Stephens easily beat ...The Latest: Stephens' friend Altidore has big day, too2017-09-09T13:41:45-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/9/the-latest-hingis-jamie-murray-win-us-open-mixed-t/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year (all times local):</p> <p>___</p> <p>8:25 p.m.</p> <p>Sloane Stephens' old friend had a good day, too.</p> <p>Stephens thought it could have been better.</p> <p>Soccer player Jozy Altidore scored two goals to lead ...US Open finalists Keys, Stephens commiserated over injuries2017-09-08T16:57:43-04:00HOWARD FENDRICHhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/8/us-open-finalists-keys-stephens-commiserated-over-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - When the Grand Slam season that ends this weekend began at the Australian Open back in January, neither Madison Keys nor Sloane Stephens was anywhere near being ready to play a tennis match.</p> <p>Keys had just started hitting balls, a few months after surgery on her ...Sloane Stephens edges Venus Williams in U.S. Open semifinal2017-09-07T17:25:36-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/4-americans-in-us-open-womens-semis-for-1st-time-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK -- Two points from defeat against Venus Williams at the U.S. Open, Sloane Stephens summoned her best strokes when she needed them the most to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time.</p> <p>Stephens was so close to defeat before taking the last three games of a ...The Latest: Keys routs Vandeweghe, reaches US Open final2017-09-07T17:44:35-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/the-latest-bryans-no-1-seeds-lose-open-mens-double/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year (all times local):</p> <p>___</p> <p>11:05 p.m.</p> <p>Madison Keys dominated CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam final.</p> <p>The No. 15 seed will face unseeded Sloane Stephens on Saturday ...Sloane Stephens moves into 1st US Open semifinal2017-09-05T12:30:29-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/5/venus-williams-sam-querrey-aim-for-us-open-semifin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Sloane Stephens is convinced that her run to the U.S. Open semifinals is not proof that she is back to being as good a player as she was before foot surgery took her off the tour for nearly a year.</p> <p>Instead, it's a result of being better ...The Latest: Anderson tops Querrey at Open for 1st Slam semi2017-09-05T13:12:34-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/5/the-latest-carreno-busta-leads-vs-1st-seeded-foe-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local):</p> <p>___</p> <p>1:51 a.m.</p> <p>Kevin Anderson moved into his first Grand Slam semifinal at age 31, emerging from a back-and-forth showdown between big servers to beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 ...The Latest: Keys beats Svitolina; 4 US women in Open QFs2017-09-04T11:54:45-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/4/the-latest-pliskova-dominates-1st-set-vs-brady-at-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local):</p> <p>___</p> <p>11:40 p.m.</p> <p>Madison Keys grabbed the last four games to eliminate No. 4-seeded Elina Svitolina 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-4 and give the United States four women in the U.S. ...Wozniacki advances to Rogers Cup final2017-08-12T19:13:41-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/12/wozniacki-advances-to-rogers-cup-final/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>TORONTO (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the Rogers Cup final with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sloane Stephens on Saturday.</p> <p>Wozniacki eliminated Stephens in a tidy 83 minutes at Aviva Centre.</p> <p>"I think I was moving very well and retrieving and just trying to stay aggressive when I could," ...After injuries, Stephens plays 1st match of '17 at Wimbledon2017-07-04T18:26:38-04:00HOWARD FENDRICHhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/4/after-injuries-stephens-plays-1st-match-of-17-at-w/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LONDON (AP) - Sloane Stephens hadn't played a competitive match in nearly a year because of an injured left foot, so when she stepped on the grass of Wimbledon on Tuesday, simply being there was significant.</p> <p>"Just getting on the court, I was relieved, I was happy, excited," Stephens said. ...Serena Williams defeats Sloane Stephens, becomes last U.S. woman in French Open 2015-06-01T17:24:09-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/1/serena-williams-sloane-stephens-french-open/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARIS &mdash; For the third consecutive match at the French Open, Serena Williams was oddly out of sorts at the outset and dropped the opening set.</p> <p>And for the third consecutive match, almost as though this was the plan all along, Williams righted herself to pull out a victory.</p> <p>In ...For Venus Williams, first-round loss in French Open not a unique circumstance2015-05-25T16:08:32-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/25/venus-williams-sloane-stephens-french-open-tennis-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARIS &mdash; A loss by Venus Williams in the first round at a Grand Slam is no longer the rarity it once was.</p> <p>And, as it happens, the woman who beat Williams at the French Open on Monday, Sloane Stephens, is making a concerted effort, at her coach's behest, to ...Sloane Stephens upset in U.S. Open second round2014-08-27T13:59:34-04:00Rachel Cohenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/27/sloane-stephens-upset-us-open-second-round/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Once a sure bet to stick around for a while at Grand Slam tournaments, Sloane Stephens suddenly can't even win there.</p> <p>The 21-year-old American had her earliest loss at the U.S. Open, upset in the second round Wednesday by 96th-ranked Johanna Larsson.</p> <p>Down a set and a ...Sloane Stephens to join Kastles for regular season home finale2014-07-18T15:24:09-04:00CSN Washingtonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/18/sloane-stephens-to-join-kastles-for-regular-season/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>World No. 22 Sloane Stephens will make her World Team Tennis debut with the reigning champion Washington Kastles.</p> <p>She'll join Washington for their regular season home finale on July 22 at Kastles Stadium, where they will host the 2013 Western Conference champion Springfield Lasers (4-5).&nbsp;Before taking the court, Stephens and ...French Open: Sloane Stephens, Bryan brothers out as Americans exit Paris2014-06-02T11:14:14-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/2/french-open-sloane-stephens-out-no-americans-left-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARIS &mdash; Hardly a good day to be an American in Paris.</p> <p>The last of the 22 U.S. men and women who were in the French Open singles draws, 15th-seeded Sloane Stephens, lost 6-4, 6-3 Monday to No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania in the fourth round. That came a ...American Stephens gets to French Open's 4th round2014-05-31T14:50:08-04:00HOWARD FENDRICHhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/31/american-stephens-gets-to-french-opens-4th-round/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> PARIS (AP) - If there truly is a secret to the success Sloane Stephens enjoys at Grand Slam tournaments, she isn't willing to share it.</p> <p> After beating No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round at the French Open for the third year ...French Open: Sloane Stephens rolls into 4th round2014-05-31T11:15:02-04:00Howard Fendrichhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/31/french-open-sloane-stephens-rolls-4th-round/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARIS &mdash; If there truly is a secret to the success Sloane Stephens enjoys at Grand Slam tournaments, she isn't willing to share it.</p> <p>After beating No. 22 Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round at the French Open for the third year in a row, ...